Claimant v B Davies and R Davies, a partnership T/a ‘Gingers Welsh Bakery’ or ‘The Welsh Bakery’ — 2025

Employment Judge W Brady heard the conjoined claims of four claimants against Brian Davies and Robert Davies, a partnership trading as 'Gingers Welsh Bakery' or 'The Welsh Bakery', on 3 December 2024 at Cardiff via video link. The Respondent did not attend and had not filed an ET3. Claimants 1 and 2 appeared in person; Claimants 3 and 4 did not attend.

For Claimant 1 (Miss A Jones), the tribunal found the redundancy and unauthorised deduction of wages claims well founded and ordered the Respondent to pay £3,764.37 gross, comprising £1,307.25 redundancy pay, £632.46 holiday pay, £517.14 unpaid wages and £1,307.25 notice pay. For Claimant 2 (Miss C Griffiths), the unauthorised deduction of wages claim was well-founded and the Respondent was ordered to pay £1,530.28 gross (£966.08 unpaid wages, £334.40 notice period, £229.90 holiday pay). For Claimant 3 (Mrs C Davey), although she did not attend, on the evidence heard the judge was satisfied that her unauthorised deduction of wages, holiday pay and notice pay claims were well founded, and ordered payment of £1,657.50 gross.

In respect of Claimant 4 (Mrs J Smith), the oral judgment given on 3 December 2024 was revoked under rule 73 because the Notice of Hearing had not been correctly served; that claim was reconsidered under rule 21 in a separate judgment. The written judgment was amended in respect of Claimant 3 on 20 January 2025 and sent to the parties on 22 January 2025.